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Eschau Aschöi | |
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 The town hall in Eschau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eschau | |
  Eschau  Eschau | |
| Coordinates:48°29′19″N7°43′00″E / 48.4886°N 7.7167°E /48.4886; 7.7167 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg |
| Canton | Illkirch-Graffenstaden |
| Intercommunality | Strasbourg Eurométropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Yves Sublon[1] |
Area 1 | 11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,847 |
| • Density | 494.3/km2 (1,280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 67131 /67114 |
| Elevation | 142–148 m (466–486 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Eschau (French pronunciation:[ɛʃo];Alsatian:Àschoei) is acommune in theBas-Rhindepartment inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
It is situated 8 km south ofStrasbourg.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,490 | — |
| 1975 | 2,881 | +2.11% |
| 1982 | 3,109 | +1.09% |
| 1990 | 3,828 | +2.63% |
| 1999 | 4,410 | +1.59% |
| 2007 | 4,804 | +1.08% |
| 2012 | 4,738 | −0.28% |
| 2017 | 5,303 | +2.28% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Eschau's main sight is theÉglise Saint-Trophime, aRomanesque church dedicated toTrophimus of Arles. The building dates back to the 8th century but has been rebuilt several times until the end of the 13th century. It containsrelics ofSophia the Martyr in aGothicchasse and several woodenpolychrome 15th-centuryGothic statues. The 12th-centurycloister has been destroyed but severalcapitals and other pieces ofRomanesque sculpture by theMaster of Eschau have survived and are on display in theMusée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame.
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